I am suffering pf with heel spurs, that wreaked havoc on my mobility. If you have or have had pf, you know how much it hurts and how incredibly inconvenient it is. Gosh! Walking used to be so easy!! My foot hurts 24 hours a day even at night. It progressed to a point where I couldn't walk around longer than 20-30 min. I was in some serious pain. I can hardly walk after sitting. No one knows what a pain it is to have this problem...
As in, surgery to remove the damaged nerve. As in, cut open your foot, hack out the nerve & sew it back up. The surgery itself was a snap outpatient, in & out in 7 hours. This freaked me out a little bit. I read a few web sites & forums from people who had had the surgery. Some with good results, some with bad results. This post in particular & its comments scared out of me...
I was worried about the recovery & long term side effects. And you know, once you cut out a nerve it's gone. It can regenerate a little bit but it's not like it's going to magically grow back & be 100%. So I was facing a difficult decision. I tried everything that the doctor prescribed but no relief. And so after a lot of consideration, I opted for surgery. And I don't regret it one bit. I'm totally fed up with pain on the heel. There's no other option but to have surgery and hope for the best. Im having the complete release of the pf (hopefully)...
When you are feeling lost, stuck or confused. Do listen and follow your heart. No one said it’s going to be easy but I chose to follow my heart and let it fly...
